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Lucent Technologies Partners with Avana Communications to Offer High-Speed Data and Internet Access

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Lucent Technologies announced that it will supply Avana Communications, a subsidiary of Grace Development, Inc., with a portfolio of products that will enable Avana to offer high-quality voice-over Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, as well as high-speed data and Internet access to its business and residential customers across the southeastern United States. The combined solution will allow Avana to deliver multiple telephone lines and high-speed data and Internet services over a single unbundled copper loop at significant cost savings over traditional infrastructure alternatives.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent will supply Avana with its revolutionary PathStar Access Server and Stinger DSL Access Concentrators, which will enable Avana to deliver multiple telephone lines and high-speed data and Internet services over a single unbundled copper loop.
  • The combined solution is estimated to be worth up to $25 million when network infrastructure deployment is complete.
  • Lucent's DSL solution will allow Avana to enter new markets and provide feature-rich local and long-distance telephony services, as well as high-speed data and Internet access services.
  • Avana plans to expand its reach throughout the Southeast in the second half of this year, with further expansion planned for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by the end of year 2000.
  • Lucent's PathStar Access Server is a unique, IP-based voice and data switch, which integrates multiple network elements to deliver voice, data, and Internet access from a single platform at low costs.
  • Stinger is the industry's only DSL access concentrator that delivers all flavors of DSL--ADSL, SDSL, HDSL2, and IDSL--from a single platform.
  • The Lucent Softswitch sets up point-to-point and multi-point communication between previously isolated telephony "islands" by providing signaling operability between SS7 signaling, ISDN/CAS signaling, and various packet telephony protocols.
  • Lucent remains the worldwide market leader in the remote access space according to recent reports by the Dell'Oro Group, Cahners In-Stat Group, and Synergy Research Group.

Statistics:

  • Lucent will supply Avana with a portfolio of products worth up to $25 million.
  • Avana plans to expand its reach throughout the Southeast in the second half of this year.
  • Lucent's PathStar Access Server is a unique, IP-based voice and data switch, which integrates multiple network elements to deliver voice, data, and Internet access from a single platform at low costs.
  • Stinger is the industry's only DSL access concentrator that delivers all flavors of DSL--ADSL, SDSL, HDSL2, and IDSL--from a single platform.
  • Lucent remains the worldwide market leader in the remote access space, according to recent reports by the Dell'Oro Group, Cahners In-Stat Group, and Synergy Research Group.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Lucent Technologies and Avana Communications Partner to Deliver High-Speed Data and Internet Access"
  • Lucent Technologies press release, "Lucent Technologies and Avana Communications Partner to Deliver High-Speed Data and Internet Access"
  • International Data Corporation, "Lucent Leads the ATM Access Market"
  • Dell'Oro Group, "Lucent Remains the Worldwide Market Leader in the Remote Access Space"
  • Cahners In-Stat Group, "Lucent Remains the Worldwide Market Leader in the Remote Access Space"
  • Synergy Research Group, "Lucent Remains the Worldwide Market Leader in the Remote Access Space"

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